CFC Empowerment Hour Episode 3 "Premiums and Deductables and Copays….Oh my!" with Special Guest Amy Niles

The cost of healthcare can be scary and often a hindrance to receiving needed healthcare. During this episode of The Empowerment Hour our host is joined by Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer of the Pan Foundation. About the guest:Amy Niles is a knowledgeable healthcare executive with a passion for growing sustainablehealth organizations, advocating for patients, and building strategic partnerships to addresspublic health needs. As PAN’s Chief Mission Officer, she leads the organization’s educationinitiatives, program development, clinical affairs, and advocacy strategy, while overseeing publicpolicy and advocacy initiatives, external relations, and marketing and communications.She developed the framework for PAN’s national advocacy platform in 2013 and has beenleading the initiative ever since. As a result of her leadership and proactive analysis of thelegislative and regulatory environment, external stakeholders and policymakers have come toview PAN as a thought leader and “go-to” resource. She has been quoted in The New YorkTimes, TIME, and HuffPost, and she has authored and co-authored numerous opinion piecesand articles about Medicare reforms and affordability.Amy believes that no one with a serious illness should have to worry about how to access andafford treatment. She is motivated every day by the knowledge that she is working to fill gaps inthe nation’s healthcare system to support vulnerable populations, one person at a time.She has previously helped lead successful startups and growth initiatives, including the TogetherRx Access program. She co-founded, developed, and served as President and CEO of theNational Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC), which grew into a national clearinghousefor women’s health information under her leadership. Amy has more than thirty years ofexperience in health nonprofit leadership, including strategy, external relations, and boardgovernance, but her colleagues are most impressed by the way she leads with heart and herdedication to every person PAN serves.Amy also serves on the Board of the Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board, an unincorporateddivision within the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) and is a member of theCenter for Value-Based Insurance Design’s Advisory Board.